Hasan Al

Hasan Al (born 18 June 1972 in Sivas, Sivas Province) is a Turkish-born boxer from Denmark, best known for winning the European welterweight title in 1996 as an amateur.

Hasan Al

Personal information
Born	18 June 1972 (1972-06-18) (age 53) Sivas, Sivas Province, Turkey
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Welterweight
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Denmark European Amateur Championships 1996 Vejle Welterweight

Career

In his adopted country he became European champion in 1996 against Romania's Marian Simion. At the Olympics 1996, he defeated Ukraine's Sergiy Dzindziruk then lost to Simion.^[1]

Al turned professional at middleweight in 1996 but was not successful. He beat Meldrick Taylor on points in 1998. In 2001, he first drew then was outpointed in a rematch by Carlos Baldomir in his only loss. He retired in 2004.^{[citation needed]}